Tony Ross, Director of Network Engineering, Optic Zoo Networks, explains how Canadian enterprises are reaping the benefits of its new Carrier Ethernet Services, and why Ciena was the one they trusted to make their vision a reality.

The tech and telecom industry descended on São Paulo, Brazil, this week for Futurecom 2017. Ciena's Brian Lavallée details the latest in the Latin American market and the submarine cable networks that increasingly connect the region.

The network architecture approach known as Software-Defined Networking (SDN) uses software applications that enable your network to be intelligently and centrally controlled, or ‘programmed.’ As a result, regardless of underlying hardware and associated technologies, you can consistently and holistically manage your entire network.